This week we cover the many mascots that have brought joy to our lives. They also seem to get sued a lot and do crime!

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(03:47) Top Comments

(15:25) Phillie Phanatic gets sued a lot

(27:45) San Diego Chicken: A story of humility

(37:26) New Jersey Devils Mascot gets handsy

(39:44) Chicago Cubs' Fat Boy

(43:52) Jumbo the Elephant

(47:18) Peruna didn't attack that ram

(52:57) Comedy and Stuff

The gang goes deep on some of the unluckiest people in history. The Japanese guy in both atomic bombs, a lady on many famous sinking ships, and who knew Abraham Lincoln's son was a harbinger of doom for 3 U.S. Presidents.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(05:06) Top Comments

(11:42) Tsutomu Yamaguchi - Double A-Bomb Guy

(18:35) Violet Jessop Sinks Ships

(25:04) Robert Todd Lincoln - Harbinger of Doom

(30:00) Roy Sullivan Gets Struck by Lighting...a lot

(35:02) Honorable Mentions

(43:00) Comedy Shows and Dumb Thoughts

Charles VI, King of France, went from "the Beloved" to "the Mad" in a very short time frame. Here is that story. We also discuss Luka, gay-aliens, and there's 4 or 5 Stone Cold Steve Austin impersonations.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(01:38) Top Comments

(11:42) Charles VI Starts

(15:21) First brush with crazy

(22:23) The Ball des Ardents (Ball of the burning men)

(31:54) Full Blown Crazy Time

(45:43) Traitors, Book Reviews, Comedy, Luka...

Edward Cope and OC Marsh were late 19th century paleontologists that were married to the game...until it quit loving them back.

 

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(03:54) Top Comments

(14:41) Meet the Characters

(23:58) The Bone Wars Start

(34:28) The Bone Wars get real

(49:20) Comedy and Stuff

This week on Oddball History: The strange stories of animal researchers gone wild. Dolphins get satisfied, earth worms have bassoons blown on them, and a Russian guy tries to make an Ape-Man chimera. We got it all.

 

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(02:58) Top Comments

(12:09) Cool Rats Like Jazz

(18:03) Elephants on Acid

(27:09) When a Woman Loves a Dolphin

(35:35) Men and Women are Different

(41:26) Russian Ape-Man Chimeras

(44:55) Charles Darwin Bonus!

(46:36) Comedy + Fire Talk 

We look into New Years traditions throughout history. Per usual, Gilmore Girls and other stuff comes up.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(02:56) Top Comments

(09:37) Akitu, Ancient New Years

(18:16) Romanian Dancing Bears

(24:23) Touching Peacocks

(29:30) Bible Dipping

(31:38) NYC Ball Drop

(34:20) Black Eyed Peas

(37:02) The Moment of Truth, TV Show

(42:15) The Plugging of Dates

(43:38) The Beach Boys

(46:38) Gilmore Girls & Simpsons

(51:26) Cow Commercials & Christmas Gifts

This week on Oddball History, we break down some of the strangest saints and martyrs the Catholics have to offer. We also go through last shows top comments, fire department physicals and break down the secret Rock of Love/Below Deck murder connection.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(02:11) Top Comments

(11:36) Drogo: Saint of Ugly People

(13:32) Barbara: Saint of Explosions

(14:40) Fiacre: Saint of Hemorrhoids

(17:03) Simeon the Stylite: Saint of Puppeteers

(18:32) Bibiana: Saint of Hangovers

(19:54) Lawrence: Saint of Comedians

(21:01) Gummarus: Saint of Difficult Marriages

(25:03) Saint Denis: Saint of Headaches

(28:22) Erasmus: Saint of Tummy Aches

(30:44) Agatha: Saint of Breast Ailments

(31:44) Giles: Saint of Breastfeeding

(34:31) Smithin: Saint of Eggs

(36:11) Rita: Saint of Impossible Causes

(38:43) Nicholas: You know the one

(41:09) Fire Department Physicals

(45:55) Old Timey Radio Shows

(49:00) Family Game Night

(52:35) Taco Bell Inflation

(53:51) Rock of Love and Live Dates

Episode 62: "Painless" Parker, the story of a dentist.

 

Chapters: 

(00:00) Intro 

(07:27) Painless Parker

(11:54) The Parker Dental Circus

(17:11) Painless Parker = Legal Scholar

(20:26) Remembering Painless Parker

(25:33) Thanksgiving

(27:56) A Wedding

(29:12) Nick Lachey Makes A Joke

(30:37) Fire Station Pranks and Comedy

(38:56) Comedy + Fights

Episode 61 of Oddball History

  Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:11) Top Comments (07:11) Mario Tonelli (22:06) Rommel, the Nicest Nazi (26:28) Would you rather? (31:31) Scott finds Jesus (33:19) Questionable Reddit discovery (37:55) Cowboys Update (40:49) Stand Up Comedy

This week on an utterly macabre Oddball History, Jimmy and Scott talk Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Toaster Strudel and Real Life Dr. Frankensteins--from the alchemist who may have been the inspiration for the book to the Russian transplantation pioneer who became obsessed with creating a two-headed dog for some reason.

 

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(01:14) Top Comments

(06:04) Johann Dippel boils bodies

(14:01) Giovanni Aldini shocks some dogs

(20:12) Andrew Ure was a pretty good guy

(22:53) Robert Cornish boy genius

(34:38) Vladmir Demikhov loves 2-headed dogs

(42:45) Crowd Work Goes wrong and fatherhood

(47:50) Movie: Rover Dangerfield

(50:39) Jerry Jones is messy

(53:48) Closing Remarks: Tom and Jerry